Double-walled cooking pot

A double-walled cooking pot comprising:

• an outer pot having a side wall defining an outer side surface of the cooking pot, a bottom portion and an upper portion;
• an inner pot disposed within said outer port, said inner pot having a side wall defining a continuous inner side surface of the cooking pot, a bottom portion and an upper portion;
• a bottom plate of thermally conductive material connecting said inner pot to said outer pot at the bottom portions thereof;
• a discharge rim connecting said inner pot to said outer pot at the upper portions thereof;
• the side wall of said outer pot having a portion thereof spaced from the side wall of said inner pot so as to define an enclosed insulating space therebetween facilitating thermal insulation of the side wall of said outer pot and the side wall of said inner pot;
• at least one handle being fastened to the side wall of said outer pot;
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• wherein between the bottom and the upper portions of said inner and said outer pots, the side walls of said inner and said outer pots making only point or line contact with one another, and
• wherein said at least one handle is fastened to the side wall of said outer pot directly at a location or locations thereon at which the side walls of said inner and said outer pots make only point or line contact with one another.